The phrase
"kitchen workhorse" refers to a reliable and versatile tool or equipment in the kitchen that is sturdy, efficient, and can handle various tasks. It is often used to describe something that is essential and gets a lot of use in the kitchen.
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They are
my kitchen workhorses — I use them to roast vegetables, entire pounds of bacon, bake cookies, cakes, and granola and as a protective tray underneath drippy baking like fruit crisps.
This sauce — developed for our #cook90 initiative — is
a kitchen workhorse.
The instant pot is truly
a kitchen workhorse!
Flours with Gluten All - purpose flour:
This kitchen workhorse has a very high percentage of gluten, which is a form of protein.
Onions are
the kitchen workhorses but in this dish they shine.
They're
a kitchen workhorse that holds onto heat and allows for a hard, even sear on chicken skin and crispy - bottomed rice dishes like paella.
Day old bread, as un-sexy as that may sound, is
a kitchen workhorse — resurrected as toast, crostini, breadcrumbs; folded into puddings and dressings, or swathed in egg and pan-fried.
It's been
a kitchen workhorse for over 3 years, spiralizing the bejeebus out of sweet potato, zucchini and cucumber on a regular basis!
It's
a kitchen workhorse appliance that works well and has a great low price.